2 Minorities (Hispanic and Asian)Spur Rapid U.S. Growth

NY Times ^ | June 15, 2004 | AP

[FairOpinion]

They should open up immigration to white people too, before we become a minority.

[Kuksool]

As small as Asian voters are, they are the bellwhether of US politics.

[NewRomeTacitus]

We (caucasions) are doomed by the relatively new power of birth control technology. Spend your time trying to set down your stories on sturdy mediums.

[JohnnyZ]

The population of Hispanic- and Asian-Americans rose in nearly every state over the 1990's, in large part as a result of immigration.

WELCOME TO AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cronos]

As small as Asian voters are, they are the bellwhether of US politics.

The point which the article fails to point out is that Asian immigrants to the US tend to be better educated and mostly professionals and their communities have higher proportions of children in college, of average household wealth, of entrepreneurs etc.

[cyborg]

It's not that bad.

[Cronos]

We (caucasions) are doomed by the relatively new power of birth control technology.

Actually, the entire swathe of folks from England to Bangladesh would be classified as Caucasians except for the Turks and Turkic peoples in Central Asia.

[Lijahsbubbe]

that Asian immigrants to the US tend to be better educated and mostly professionals and their communities have higher proportions of children in college, of average household wealth

Come to St. Paul, Minnesota and you'll change your mind. You'll see what the Asian immigrants have done to once nice neighborhoods, and how they are draining the social services.

[cyborg]

It depends on the region I guess. What he said is pretty much true where I live.

[fourdeuce82d]

You'll see what the Asian immigrants have done to once nice neighborhoods, and how they are draining the social services.

I've never visited that area, so I can't really comment on what's going on- but I'd be interested in knowing which "flavor" of asians are causing problems.

[Super Mak90kid]

"Come to St. Paul, Minnesota and you'll change your mind. You'll see what the Asian immigrants have done to once nice neighborhoods, and how they are draining the social services."

Don't you dare talk this way about a minority group(protected class). Don't you know that diversity is our greatest strength? A white person never has the right to criticize a non white for any reason. Didn't you learn anything in public skool?

[toast]

I'd be interested in knowing which "flavor" of asians are causing problems.

That would be Hmoung.
Mountain people of Laos. Very backward culture. The kids are coming around, but the adults are very set in their ways.

[wai-ming]

Don't you dare talk this way about a minority group(protected class).

Asians are not a protected minority in the U.S. Blacks and Hispanics are. Don't believe me? Try getting into college with a 4.0 GPA and an Asian last name. Tough luck. But mention somewhere on your application or admission essay that you are Black or Hispanic, and doors are opened wide for you.

What kind of a country downplays academic merit in favor of racially-based (and biased) criteria for admission to university?

[usadave]

The population of Hispanic- and Asian-Americans rose in nearly every state over the 1990's, in large part as a result of immigration.

Both legal and illegal immigration.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I don't know what you mean by flavor, and Cyborg (hi!) I don't know what you are referring to by region, but I think it's a bad thing when you stereotype a group of people whether it's a "good" or "bad" stereotype, i.e, Blacks lazy, Asians smart, Mexicans..(I don't know what the stereotype is for them.)

Our state (Minnesota) got just what they deserved from their ignorant stereotyping. Elected officials spewing praises of Asians from their mouths about how hard working and wonderful they are.

We have the highest Hmong pop. in the US and I can truthfully say that many of the Hmong have turned our neighborhoods into to trash.

Most of it I attribute to taking in third world people who live in dirt (literally) and giving them homes in middle class neighborhoods, and fostering a "you owe me attitude".

Our system of giving hand outs to immigrants is a disaster.

I have Jewish, Chinese, Columbian and Black ethnicities in my immediate family, so I hope you understand I have no problems with "diversity".

[cyborg]

That's why I advocate no racial categories on applications. That way people with a chip on their shoulder about something don't go around blaming black or hispanic students for their own personal failings.

[cyborg]

Here in my immediately neighborhood, the Asian families are pretty much the way that poster described. Now in Queens, I hear different stories that gangs of Asian kids beat up people on the street,etc. If there's one stereotype that has never gone out of style is the myths about Asians. However, I notice the same thing from the different groups of people no matter where they come from in that they come here and some special interest group says they don't have to adapt to America but America has to adapt to them.

[fourdeuce82d]

That would be Hmoung. Mountain people of Laos. Very backward culture. The kids are coming around, but the adults are very set in their ways.

I'm not there, I don't have to deal with the problems you describe. I would say this- during the Vietnam war, we sought these people's help...and pretty much left them in the dirt when SV fell.

From my limited understanding, the Hmong are not like the middle class, hard working, educated Jews/Vietnamese/Korean people that came here and immediately started creating value, signing up for West Point, etc.

It may be easy for me to say living in Houston, and not having to deal with the issues you raise...but I think we really owe these folks something. We asked them to fight for us...and abondoned them.

Hope with time things get better.

[Super Mak90kid]

"That's why I advocate no racial categories on applications. That way people with a chip on their shoulder about something don't go around blaming black or hispanic students for their own personal failings."

I advocate no racial categories on applications too. That way people who advocate reverse-discrimination can't put their racist and socialist practices into play and continue destroying America.

[Lijahsbubbe]

And what makes you think Blacks and Hispanics don't get 4.0's? Both of my daughters did.

The Asian girls in my daughter's class refused to speak English during a group project. When my daughter and her friend responded by speaking pig latin they were sent to the principal's office.

Our neighborhood has been calling the police for quite some time about the Asians in our neighborhood and nothing is done about them. Despite the fact that they are so dangerous that the S.W.A.T. team was at their house before.

The grass always looks greener.